… I’m writing this article while watching an episode of Big Bang Theory. Oh, they’re playing Settlers of Catan. This definitely makes them more nerdy than me as I actually, erm, haven’t. I know it’s one of the holy trinity of gateway games with Ticket To Ride and Carcassone but…meh. Talking of “meh”, I played Tikal at the Board Game Club next week. HAHAHAHA! Hey, they just made a “Got Wood?” joke on...

Welcome to the second part of my recounting of the realm qualifier I took part in. Or “How Steve Gets Thrashed At Cards. Again.” Part 1 can be found here. Second game was against the son of a fellow regular playgroup goer. Nice lad, up until I saw he was playing a Murloc Hunter deck. Then afterwards I wanted to stand on his neck. It’s not that I’m a sore loser, it’s just that the deck is so spectacularly fucking retarded...

An old colleague of mine always said that the only horror movies he couldn’t watch were those involving Zombies – the thought of being eaten by loved ones was just too much for him. Its no surprise that shambling hordes of the recently deceased are such a great subject for gaming. 7ombieTV There are already a fair selection of Zombie games on the market (a topic for another day), but the latest one to make its way onto my...

Darran Jones over at Gaming Unplugged recently waxed lyrical about his love for rule books. This made a nice coincidence because, just hours before I read his latest post, I was banging my head against the wall trying to drum in the turn order of Warhammer: Invasion. Without exception, every game in my collection has managed to dumbfound me and confuddle me as I try to go through those first few turns to get a feel for them and...

Nononononono!! Don’t run! I know WoW has something of a stigma attached to it for some people, but this is more about my experiences with a tournament qualifier and the game as a whole, not roleplaying as an Undead Priest named Valerion Shadowpoke or some shit. Give me your time and I’ll tell you a tale of woe and misery, my friend. Well, of being beaten at cards. A couple of weekends ago, I attended the Realm Qualifier...